ISN, specializes in placing international students from around the world in American Universities and preparatory /High schools. We take pride in providing highly personal attention to every international student placement. During the past 5 years we have assisted students finding the education that best suits their needs and circumstances. You can be confident that ISN will support you with personal service throughout your education in the United States.

The Phenom Elite High School All-America Game is a high school football all-star game to be held in early January 2019 created to spotlight each nation’s TOP high school Sr’s & Jr’s. After talking with numerous athletes around the world that wasn’t getting exposer or was being over looked by coaches as well as other Postseason Showcase Games. ISN has partnered with America’s Hottest Athletic Brand Phenom Elite to bring you America’s Next Premier High School All American Game. College coaches will have the rare opportunity to evaluate European athletes during live game situations, American players have the opportunity of mixing with cultures from different parts of the world, American Military (DODDS) athletes have the chance to compete on American soil against Top American talent and boost their recruitment! There’s No other opportunity like this offered in the world. The game is sponsored by Phenom Elite and enjoys a national audience thanks to a STL broadcast partner to be announced. The game is co-owned by PE. Players C/O 2019 & 2020 that’s interested in being evaluated for this All American game 📥 us!!

It’s been over a year now since German quarterback Salieu Ceesay contacted ISN & Coach Jonas about their student placement service and helping him achieve a dream of playing high school football in America. Coach Jonas followed his normal routine as he does for all ISN clients, he asked Salieu to send in his football bio!. Coach evaluated the film of the young QB and fell in love with his athletic ability. This young man was classified as someone special and coach Jonas accepted him in to the #ISNFamily and got to work. After being ranked and rated by ISN as a 4⭐️ QB many American coaches took notice. After talking with a few different schools coach Jonas found the perfect match for Salieu. A safe family atmosphere is something he was looking for and we found that in Aquinas and their staff. After gathering all the information Salieu would need to attend school in America we started the process. Many think the process is simple and easy but their wrong, it’s much more to it and you must have the mind for such a process. Salieu helped Aquinas this year as a junior at many positions like QB 64-111 1146PY 16TD 2INT,WR, and DB 13tackles and 2INTs and went to the Semifinals with a 11-3 overall record and 4-1 in conference play in his first American season! Salieu also pulled in league achievements on top of becoming a big time D1 prospect, gaining interest from colleges like USC, Fresno St, Utah St,and USF to name a few. He’s spending his offseason working with Steve Calhoun of Armed and Dangerous which is seen as one of America’s best QB instructors. Salieu will draw lots of more attention from big time colleges heading into next season. He’s also drawing tons of attention from all types of different outlets looking to possibly cash in on his success. Salieu has been and will remain apart of the ISN family Coach Jonas stated!

Not every question will apply to every athlete and every situation, but some bullet points to share with your players when going through the process of choosing a college.
Here are some other things for the recruited student-athlete to consider:
Eliminate from consideration any school that encourages you to cancel other visits. They are afraid of comparisons!

Be skeptical of coaches or recruiters who criticize other college programs. Their program probably doesn’t measure up.

Do not choose a school because you are impressed with the recruiter.

Finally, You Choose the College! Take into consideration advice from friends, relatives, and others. But, make the college decisions that is best for you and then make it the best decisions by working hard to successful as a student, as an athlete and as a person!

I. Education – Academics
What is the national academic reputation of the school?

What is the national reputation of my major at this school?

What is the student teacher/ratio in my major?

What is the accreditation rating in my major?

What is the degree of difficulty of school generally? of your major specifically.

Do coaches emphasize academics?

What is the graduation rate of scholarship athletes?

Is there an academic plan for athletes?

Academic Advisor and Academic Counseling

Preferred scheduling

Tutoring program

Study table (ask for an explanation)

Library and Study Areas

Required class attendance

Is summer school education part of the scholarship offer?

Is a 5th year available if necessary to complete my degree?

II. Head Coach – Assistant Coaches
What is the national reputation of the Head Coach?

What is the national reputation of the coaching staff?

What kind of reputation has the recruiter developed with your Senior High School?

Do the coaches treat players as people?

Do the coaches treat players as students?

What is the philosophy towards handling basketball players?

Will the coaching staff help me plan for my future?

Job opportunities, including summer work (ask for explanation)

Future placement

Alumni

Type/Character of head coach and position coach

III. The Athletic Scholarship (also called an Athletic Grant-in-Aid)
Will I be offered a scholarship during my visit?

What does the scholarship cover?

What is it worth in dollars and cents?

How much will I have to pay myself?

Ask for an explanation of the “National Letter of Intent.”

Ask about a conference or league letter of intent.

IV. The College
Where is it located? ( inner city, rural, suburban)

What is the distance from home?

What are the campus, the dormitories, fraternities/sororities, apartments and facilities like?

What are the dining facilities quality/quantity of food, training table?

As your athletes perform summer workouts to prepare for a new season on the gridiron, their nutrition choices may determine the success or failure of their training programs.By Dr. Kris Clark
Kris Clark, PhD, RD, FACSM, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Sports Nutrition at Pennsylvania State University, where she coordinates nutrition planning for more than 800 varsity athletes. She can be reached at: klc5@psu.edu.
In March 2009, Penn State quarterback Shane McGregor came to me for advice. He wanted to cut body fat and gain weight by increasing muscle mass, so we began with a body composition analysis. It revealed that of his 211 pounds, 165 were lean mass, leaving his body fat at roughly 22 percent. That was our starting point, and after talking through his goals, I put him on a comprehensive nutrition plan.
By October, Shane was 17 pounds lighter, but that didn’t tell the whole story. His body comp test showed a loss of 22 pounds of fat, accompanied by a gain of five pounds of lean muscle. He looked fitter and felt better than ever. In fact, he was so happy with the results that he came to me again this spring, this time wanting to add 12 more lean pounds by August while keeping his body fat in its new range of roughly 10 percent. He’s now on pace to accomplish that goal.
In football, every pound matters. Players can make major performance gains by adding “good” weight, dropping “bad” weight, or like Shane, doing some of both. And the optimal ratios vary greatly depending on position, playing style, body chemistry, and a host of other factors.
As your football players prepare for the upcoming summer, they should know this is the best time of year to optimize their nutritional habits and thereby improve body composition. A successful plan to do so focuses on energy consumption and expenditure, nutrient timing, and willingness to pay attention to a few key nutrient categories.
BALANCING ENERGY

One of the most common off-season goals for football players is to add strength, so many of them hit the weightroom with intensity over the spring and summer. They often don’t realize how much their success depends on their fueling strategy.
To increase strength and mass, athletes must be in a state of positive energy balance–they must consume more calories than they’re burning. Even if it’s unlikely that a player will make a habit of counting his daily calories, examining energy expenditure creates an important guidepost around which to set goals for meals and workouts.
To make this calculation, you must first determine baseline resting energy expenditure (REE), then multiply it by an activity factor. The Harris-Benedict equation calculates REE as follows:
66.5 + (13.75 x weight in kg) + (5.0 x height in cm) – (6.78 x age in years) = REE
For example, with a 199-pound athlete (90.4 kg) who is 6-foot-3 (190.5 cm) and 20 years old, you’d come up with 66.5 + 1243 + 952.5 – 135.6 = 2126.4, which we’ll round to 2,125 for simplicity. Standard activity multipliers for football players are:
Little/no strenuous activity = REE x 1.6-1.7

Moderate strenuous activity = REE x 1.8-1.9

Heavy strenuous activity = REE x 2.1-2.4
Assuming this athlete is performing highly strenuous off-season workouts, we’ll use the activity multiplier of 2.1 to 2.4, making for a calorie range of 4,463 to 5,100 per day.
That figure represents energy expenditure–the amount that the athlete must eat to avoid a calorie deficit. To gain weight, he must consume even more energy.
If he understands that calories from all five food groups are essential for getting the full spectrum of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals–that is, if he’s a generally healthy eater–then the extra calories in his diet should come from the same types of foods he’s already eating every day. When a football player is looking to gain weight, I typically suggest increasing energy intake by 500 to 700 calories per day. About half of the “new” calories should come from foods high in carbohydrates, a quarter from protein-rich items, and a quarter from healthy sources of fat. (For some easy ways to add more healthy calories to a diet for weight gain, see “Stacking Calories” below.)
If an athlete isn’t already a fairly healthy eater, you should take a step back and explain the basics of healthy macronutrient balance. One of the most critical areas to address with these athletes is carbohydrate consumption, because carbs provide the bulk of energy that’s available to the body during daily workouts.
As a general rule, 55 to 60 percent of all calories in a football player’s diet should come from foods rich in carbohydrates. Remind athletes that carbohydrates are not their own food group, but rather a class of nutrients found in all five basic groups. In fact, the vast majority of food sources contain at least some carbs.
Roughly 80 percent of calories from foods in the grain and vegetable groups, 100 percent of the calories in fruit, and approximately 60 percent of the calories in dairy products come from carbohydrates. Even some foods traditionally thought of as protein sources, such as beans, nuts, seeds, and nut butters, contain a significant amount of carbs. With the exception of animal tissue (meat) and eggs, carbs are plentiful everywhere, so eating an adequate supply should never be difficult.
If an athlete needs further reinforcement on the importance of carbs, try pointing out that many of the best sources are plant-based foods, which also provide other significant “perks.” For instance, orange vegetables, citrus fruit, and green leafy vegetables are rich in antioxidants and hundreds of phytochemicals, which research shows can prevent muscle damage due to intense exercise. In addition, these compounds help stabilize free radicals, which essentially means they neutralize harmful chemicals formed when they body is under physical stress. So besides greater energy stores and support for muscle growth, a carb-rich diet will help speed recovery during periods of intense training.
PROTEIN: THE BUILDING BLOCKS

The only macronutrient with a recommended daily allowance (RDA) is protein. That fact underscores its importance for overall health, but for football players, it’s even more critical. Without an adequate supply of protein and the amino acids it provides, the body can’t translate hard work in the weightroom into substantial muscle growth.
The RDA for protein in the average healthy adult is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. For athletes, the overwhelming consensus of published research supports a higher daily figure for muscle maintenance, tissue growth, and optimal recovery.
In football, research has produced a few different target numbers, but one of the most common recommendations is a protein intake of up to two grams per kilogram per day. Besides all the benefits of the protein itself, this level practically ensures a positive nitrogen balance in the body (since protein provides nitrogen), which will also aid in muscle growth.
Many football players have the misconception that more protein always results in more muscle. They may consume massive quantities of protein shakes, lean meat, and other protein-rich items during intense off-season weight training hoping to maximize new muscle, only to be disappointed when it doesn’t produce the desired outcome.
The truth is that excess protein (beyond about two grams per kilogram per day) will not produce additional muscle growth. Even worse, too much protein can have negative side effects. If it displaces carbohydrates in the diet, athletes will have less energy for workouts and daily activities, and they may even experience muscle loss. Research has also linked excess dietary protein to increased risk for lower bone density, dehydration, and kidney stress.
The key, once again, is macronutrient balance–optimal muscle growth occurs when protein works together with a ready supply of dietary carbohydrates. For years, researchers have debated whether carbohydrates alone, protein alone, or a combination of both promotes faster recovery, greater strength gains, and more mass, and while the debate still exists, more and more researchers are coming on board with the combination approach. A recent study from the University of Texas provides the latest evidence: It showed that carbohydrates and protein together, consumed immediately after an intense two-hour weight training session, increased insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and improved amino acid absorption by muscle cells more effectively than protein only.
The study also highlighted another crucial component of protein and carbohydrate consumption–timing. For football players looking to add muscle and recover quickly from lifting sessions, it’s essential to provide the body with protein and carbs as soon as possible after a workout to promote glycogen replacement and other main aspects of recovery. I always advise our players to eat something containing protein and carbs immediately after working out, even if it’s as simple as cereal and milk, a cheese sandwich, or yogurt and a bagel. Post-workout shakes, bars, and gels are other convenient and effective options.
FAT & WEIGHT LOSS

Fat is probably the most misunderstood macronutrient among athletes. It plays a vital role in strength building, yet fear of gaining “fat weight” prevents many young people from eating enough of even healthy fats. This often proves counterproductive–several studies have demonstrated that diets in which less than 20 percent of total calories come from fat result in decreased serum testosterone, androstenedione, and free testosterone. That’s a huge drawback for football players looking to get stronger.
Some of the best options for getting an adequate supply of monounsaturated fats (the healthier alternative to saturated fat) are olive and canola oils, nut-based oils, peanut butter and other nut butters, fish, lean meat (beef, pork, chicken, and turkey), dairy products, and eggs with yolks. Besides healthy fat, many of these foods contain omega-3 fatty acids, which can benefit athletes during intense training by helping to regulate the inflammatory response in muscles after a workout.
The athletes most likely to restrict fat to an unhealthy degree are those actively trying to lose weight in their off-season. For these individuals, it’s essential to stress that the way to drop unwanted pounds is by moderately reducing calorie consumption–not avoiding healthy fat intake.
For football players, I typically recommend reducing daily calories by 200 to 500 below the range needed for weight maintenance, which results in the loss of half a pound to one pound per week. Anything faster than that, particularly when an athlete is actively training, and the weight loss will likely come from muscle and not just adipose (fatty) tissue.
Of course, most athletes aren’t adept at counting calories on the fly, so when one of our players is looking to lose weight, I ask him to keep a three-day log of all foods and beverages he consumes. When reviewing the results, it’s often easy to cut out those 200 to 500 calories without significantly upsetting his diet. Sometimes it’s just a matter of cutting out sugary soft drinks, replacing the afternoon junk food fix with a healthy piece of fruit, or switching from sports drinks to water for hydration throughout the day.
I’m frequently surprised by how many athletes don’t know how to read food labels, so I keep some in my office–things like a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter, and a bag of potato chips–to give them a basic primer on keeping track of calories. Once my players know what to look for, they find it’s easy to keep a rough count of their calorie consumption throughout the day, and they can also keep an eye on carbohydrate, protein, and fat intake while they’re at it.
Sometimes, talking about foods or beverages in terms of activity is a powerful motivator for helping athletes cut excess “empty” calories. For instance, I’ll tell a player that he’d have to run about 1.5 miles to burn off the calories in one 12-ounce beer, or three miles to burn off a couple servings of potato chips or a high-calorie energy drink. These translations make it easy for athletes to improve their nutritional choices on a daily basis, replacing abstract numbers with a more concrete relationship between intake and physical impact.
For all aspects of off-season nutrition, education is the key to athletes’ success, no matter what their body composition goals are. As your football players prepare for the upcoming season, now is the perfect time to talk to them about simple changes that can have a huge impact on their ability to rise to the challenges and demands of their sport.
Sidebar: 5,000-CALORIE MENUS

Football players looking to gain weight may need to consume 5,000 or more calories per day for optimal fueling. That might seem like a Herculean task, but it’s not difficult if an athlete focuses on calorie-dense food and beverage choices throughout the day. These sample daily menus each provide roughly 5,000 calories.
DAY ONE

One challenge for athletes looking to gain weight is that they’re usually eating as much as their appetite allows, so they don’t see obvious ways to add extra calories without feeling overstuffed. In these instances, I recommend a practice called stacking calories–making minor tweaks to existing food and beverage choices to increase their caloric content. Healthy fats are more calorie-dense than carbohydrates or lean protein, so here are a few suggestions I offer to athletes who need to stack their calories:
• When making a peanut butter and jelly (or banana) sandwich, apply a thicker coating of peanut butter, and try adding a third piece of bread for an extra layer. Two extra tablespoons of peanut butter provide roughly 190 calories, and the third slice of bread can easily add over 100.
• Drizzle four tablespoons of olive oil over cooked noodles before adding tomato sauce. Each tablespoon contains about 135 calories, so this adds more than 500 to the meal.
• Make rice or oatmeal with whole milk instead of water, and add chopped nuts or dried fruit. Each of these adjustments can add roughly 200 calories.
• Instead of eating salsa with tortilla chips, switch to guacamole. Each serving of guacamole typically packs over 150 calories, and avocados are a great source of healthy fat and omega-3 fatty acids.
• Add extra cheese or meat to any sandwich or wrap. Each extra slice of cheese or ounce of meat can add about 100 calories.

The International Scouting Network selection process Is a two-fold process. The first part of the process is trying to attract the best athlete you possibly can. But it isn’t just an athletic evaluation. Some research is done with coaches and others with observations. You also have to gather info on the character of the kid. Every coach has to write a recommendation for the kid. It’s as much on character as it is talent. If you found someone with great talent but not personal attributes, they would not be selected for this game. You have to pass the character test.

We use all that are at our disposal. Mostly we do the evaluation ourselves by watching the tape. We’re one in the same. My staff that compiles all our player rankings is also the staff that selects the roster. Our group is the one that created this, so it only makes sense that this happened. It wasn’t that we were doing recruiting and then we branched into this. It’s almost like our people are working two jobs at one time and one plays into the other. We would love to work with more organizations in Europe like the Wien Vikings & Hamburg Young Huskies.We have tried to consult with other ranking services like (Rivals.com, 247 Sports, Scout, ESPN, European Elite, Gridiron America, and other European services)? Why don’t we use are work closely with these organizations? Well we have tried numerous times and for the most part the UA and the Army All American games have a process and that’s understandable. We asked both organizations about getting our European prospects in those games and the first questions asked was can ISN deliver 200 athletes that can pay 120€ and then they have a chance!!! And we told them ISN can fill camps but refuse to charge 120€ per athlete and there’s nothing in it for them but a T Shirt! We know for a fact these organizations will not select European players to come participate in these All American games so that’s why TeamISN was formed. Now European players have their own All Star team. TeamISN EUROPE will compete annually against American High Schools and possibly other All Star teams. At the moment Clearwater Knights and the RICC Knights have show interest in the event and Clearwater will host the event in Florida this 2017/18! For all players,coaches,recruiters,vendors, and potential sponsors interested in being involved in this event please contact ISN staff @ intscoutingnetwork@hotmail.com

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Long viewed as one of the most dominant football programs in Division II, Northwest Missouri State can lay claim to that honor now.
Northwest Missouri State pulled away in the second half to beat North Alabama, 29-3, in a virtual snow-globe environment Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park.
The championship is the second in a row for Northwest and the third in four years under coach Adam Dorrel. Overall, the trophy is the sixth for Northwest and is now the most in Division II history — breaking a tie with North Dakota State.
Before the game ended, injured wide receiver Shawn Bane Jr. drew the No. 6 in the snow that covered the playing field.
Northwest posted 15-0 records in each of its past three titles and had little issues in beating North Alabama, the second-most successful Division II programs in terms of postseason wins.
More than 4,500 fans braved temperatures that were 13 degrees at the 3 p.m kickoff and with a wind chill of minus 4.

Butch Davis’ ties to south Florida were a big selling point for FIU, but they’re not all in the conventional way.
Davis hasn’t coached since 2010, and he hasn’t coached in Florida since 2000. A lot of the local high school coaches have moved on. But they’ve been replaced by some who may have worked with Davis in different ways.
“Obviously there’s a lot of guys in south Florida that were head coaches when I was here until 2000 and have either moved or become athletic directors,” Davis said on Open Mike radio in Orlando. “The unique thing about it is there’s probably 15-20 of the kids that played for me at Miami that are now either head coaches or coordinators at schools in south Florida. That’s a big part of it. You try to plug into those.”
There are also young coaches who have moved up.
“Even in the first couple weeks as we started calling kids across the state, you’re speaking to guys that say, ‘Coach, I came to your coaching clinic back at Miami and really enjoyed that,’” Davis said. “There’s a significant amount of coaches in the state of Florida that love the idea of being able to have their kids stay at home, stay in Florida and not have to go someplace outside the state.
“If we build the kind of program we want to try to build here, we’re going to be a really viable option for a lot of kids to stay at home and play on great teams.”
Davis built Miami back into a national contender from 1995-2000, but he left for the Cleveland Browns, and Larry Coker won the 2001 national title with perhaps the most talented team in college football history. Davis lasted four years with the Browns. Does he regret leaving?
“In retrospect looking back, maybe it was a career decision that I should have stayed at Miami. But the situation never presented itself,” Davis said. “We tried to work out the contract, tried to stay at Miami. Probably a week or so before Signing Day, it just wasn’t going to work out.
“Going to the Browns, I learned a ton. Recreating and building a program and doing some of the things we did at Miami when we lost 31 scholarships, you’ve got to think outside the box, going to the Browns as an expansion franchise, and two years later, we’re in the playoffs. That part was positive. You can never see in the future.”
Davis’ hiring was part of a big month for the state of Florida, with Lane Kiffin (FAU) and Charlie Strong (USF) also becoming head coaches in the state. Add the Big 3 schools and UCF, and recruiting in Florida will go up a notch.
But Davis downplayed a huge change, saying it’s always been that way.
“When I came back in 1995, Bobby Bowden was at Florida State, Steve Spurrier was at Florida, Jim Leavitt came and did a great job at South Florida, George O’Leary did an outstanding job at UCF, FAU didn’t even exist,” Davis said. “Then you’re dealing with the out-of-state coaches.
“One thing that gives us an opportunity is that last year, there were over 430 kids sign Division I scholarships out of the state of Florida. We just need to get the best 25 that fit our program. Our focus will be exclusively in this area, from Tampa, Orlando, space coast. We’ll cherry-pick outside the state for a few kids, but the lion’s share will give their family a chance to be involved and be here every single Saturday.”

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Nick Saban railed that football was the only sport left where the high school and club coach still matters and he wanted to keep it that way in the face of satellite camps. Meyer’s message to campers: It’s fine to do camps and get exposure, but what matters most is what you do in high school and what your coach says about you.
“Why don’t you bust your ass for your high school team? Why don’t you become captain?” Meyer said in a video posted by Bucknuts 247. “I’m involved in all this recruiting. ‘Do I have to go to this camp?’ No. I’ve got a better idea. Go become your high school coach’s best player, so when our staff goes to the high school, guess what the high school coach tells us? The same thing I said (to the NFL) about Zeke Elliott, about Bosa, Eli Apple, Taylor Decker, Darron Lee, Vonn Bell, Mike Thomas, Braxton Miller: ‘Take them. They’re the real deal. They’re teachers’ players. You can count on them.’
“For some reason, this recruiting thing is blowing up. ‘I have to go to this 7-on-7, do this, do this.’ I’ve got a better idea. Go become a great high school football player on your team. When (we) walk in that high school, guess what that high school coach says? ‘Take him.’ You know what we do at Ohio State when he says that? We usually take him. I don’t care what you do at those other camps. I want to hear your high school coach say, ‘Take him.’ If I have relationship with that high school coach like I do with these NFL coaches, guess what happens? We take him.
“Don’t worry about (all the camps). That’s all fun stuff, that’s great. But that’s not why Ohio State recruits you. I can speak for the majority of my friends that coach football. That means nothing. What means something is the recommendation of the high school football coach. Go become a captain. If you’re a captain of your high school team and you’re talented enough, you’ve got a great chance of being here. If you’re very talented and you’re not a captain, I’m going to find out why, because something’s not right.”
Camps are opportunities for coaches to get a direct look at a player. Satellite camps or not, every coach values the on-campus camp.
But Meyer had the same message for parents who ask about the exponential increase in camps.
“I have parents ask all the time, ‘Should I send him to that camp?’ Sure, if you have 80 bucks to blow, go ahead,” Meyer said. “Here’s where you start: Go make your high school coach so proud of you that he’s going to tell the college coach, ‘Take him.’ How cool is that? It’s real simple. Don’t complicate things.

TeamISN coaches get asked all the time how well do we know a prospect!!! DONT BE LEFT BEHIND JOIN TEAMISN!!!!

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After a week of talks and waiting for doors to open ISN has yet 2 more schools looking to use it’s student placement service to find European student athletes looking to study in America. Building a close relationship with the Armed & Dangerous organization, we were personally recommend and now have the task of helping this program find quality students! Both Schools are high schools and are located in western America! Both require tuition fees and possibly host family fees! For all student athletes interested, please contact us TODAY!! intscoutingnetwork@hotmail.com